Speedometer VS GPS

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Speedometer VS GPS

Postby Calicajun » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:04 am

I used two different GPS in my 2012 PF and both of them show a difference of 3 miles per hour slower than the speedomter. Has anyone had a problem the the speedometer being off?


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Postby mar1 » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:34 am

yes. i've had the same issue on Altima, Tiida, Xterra, and my pathfinder.
seems to be a Nissan thing.

i got bigger tires on the pathfinder and it made a very minor difference.

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Postby Calicajun » Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:25 pm

Thanks for the information, guess I'll take it to a shop and have the speedometer checked.

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Postby mar1 » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:01 am

i personally just ignored it, but if you're gonna check, you might want to have a look at the odometer as well in case its following the speedo and not the actual distance covered.

my speedo reads 62 when im actually doing 59
so when i hit the 62,000 miles, i had only done 59,000.

might be worth taking it up to Nissan for extension on warranty?

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Postby Calicajun » Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:55 pm

mar1 wrote:i personally just ignored it, but if you're gonna check, you might want to have a look at the odometer as well in case its following the speedo and not the actual distance covered.

my speedo reads 62 when im actually doing 59
so when i hit the 62,000 miles, i had only done 59,000.

might be worth taking it up to Nissan for extension on warranty?
What you stated is the main reason I want to have the system check. The other problem with the speedometer/odometer being off is that I'm getting less gas mileage than calculated and that would be a EPA no, no against Nissan.

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Postby cpbeav » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:01 pm

This is normal in many cars actually. I've had the same result in other vehicles. I don't think the odometer is affected

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Postby impulsepath » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:35 am

cpbeav wrote:This is normal in many cars actually. I've had the same result in other vehicles. I don't think the odometer is affected
MyVW Jetta did the same thing, 3mph faster speedo than actual speed.
The odometer was correct, it did not work off the speedo information.
I think they do it on purpose.

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Postby Tzvier » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:40 am

Federal standards in the United States allow a maximum 5 mph error at a speed of 50 mph on speedometer readings


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